Electrical Cable
An electrical cable may be provided. The electrical cable may comprise a unilay core, a first outer conductor layer adjacent to the unilay core, and a second outer conductor layer adjacent to the first outer conductor layer. The first outer conductor layer may have a first lay direction. The second outer conductor layer may have a second lay direction opposite the first lay direction of the first outer conductor layer. The unilay core may comprise a center core strand and a first core layer adjacent to the center core strand.
1 . An electrical cable comprising:
a unilay core;
a first outer conductor layer adjacent to the unilay core, the first outer conductor layer having a first lay direction; and
a second outer conductor layer adjacent to the first outer conductor layer, the second outer conductor layer having a second lay direction opposite the first lay direction of the first outer conductor layer.
2 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the first outer conductor layer comprises eleven strands and the second outer conductor layer comprises sixteen strands.
3 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the first outer conductor layer comprises fourteen strands and the second outer conductor layer comprises twenty strands.
4 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the first outer conductor layer comprises eighteen strands and the second outer conductor layer comprises twenty-four strands.
5 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the unilay core comprises:
a center core strand; and
a first core layer adjacent to the center core strand.
6 . The electrical cable of claim 5 , wherein the first core layer comprises ten strands.
7 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the unilay core comprises:
a center core strand;
a first core layer adjacent to the center core strand; and
a second core layer adjacent to the first core layer.
8 . The electrical cable of claim 7 , wherein the first core layer comprises five strands and the second core layer comprises eleven strands.
9 . The electrical cable of claim 7 , wherein the first core layer comprises seven strands and the second core layer comprises eleven strands.
10 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the unilay core comprises:
a center core strand;
a first core layer adjacent to the center core strand;
a second core layer adjacent to the first core layer; and
a third core layer adjacent to the second core layer.
11 . The electrical cable of claim 10 , wherein the first core layer comprises five strands, the second core layer comprises ten strands, and the third core layer comprises fourteen strands.
12 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the unilay core comprising a plurality of strands each having approximately a 0.114 inch diameter.
13 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the first outer conductor layer comprises a plurality of strands each having approximately a 0.128 inch diameter.
14 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the second outer conductor layer comprises a plurality of strands each having approximately a 0.128 inch diameter.
15 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the unilay core comprises a 1/0 AWG size and the electrical cable comprises a 500 MCM size.
16 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the unilay core comprises a 3/0 AWG size and the electrical cable comprises a 700 MCM size.
17 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the unilay core comprises a 4/0 AWG size and the electrical cable comprises a 750 MCM size.
18 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the unilay core comprises a 350 MCM size and the electrical cable comprises a 1,000 MCM size.
19 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the unilay core comprises one of the following sizes: 1/0 AWG, 3/0 AWG, 4/0 AWG, and 350 MCM.
20 . The electrical cable of claim 1 , wherein the electrical cable comprises one of the following sizes: 500 MCM, 700 MCM, 750 MCM, and 1,000 MCM.
21 . An electrical cable comprising:
a unilay core comprising one of the following sizes: 1/0 AWG, 3/0 AWG, 4/0 AWG, and 350 MCM, the unilay core comprising,
a center core strand having approximately a 0.114 inch diameter, and
a first core layer adjacent to the center core strand, the first core layer comprising a first plurality of strands each having approximately a 0.114 inch diameter;
a first outer conductor layer adjacent to the unilay core, the first outer conductor layer having a first lay direction, wherein the first outer conductor layer comprises a second plurality of strands each having approximately a 0.128 inch diameter; and
a second outer conductor layer adjacent to the first outer conductor layer, the second outer conductor layer having a second lay direction opposite the first lay direction of the first outer conductor layer, wherein the second outer conductor layer comprises a third plurality of strands each having approximately a 0.128 inch diameter, wherein the electrical cable comprises one of the following sizes: 500 MCM when the unilay core comprises a 1/0 AWG size, 700 MCM when the unilay core comprises a 3/0 AWG size, 750 MCM when the unilay core comprises a 4/0 AWG size, and 1,000 MCM when the unilay core comprises a 350 MCM size.
22 . A method for constructing an electrical cable, the method comprising:
receiving a unilay core comprising,
a center core strand having approximately a 0.114 inch diameter, and
a first core layer adjacent to the center core strand, the first core layer comprising a first plurality of strands each having approximately a 0.114 inch diameter;
applying, in a reverse concentric process, a first outer conductor layer on to the unilay core, wherein the first outer conductor layer comprises a second plurality of strands each having approximately a 0.128 inch diameter; and
applying, in the reverse concentric process, a second outer conductor layer on to the first outer conductor layer, wherein the second outer conductor layer comprises a third plurality of strands each having approximately a 0.128 inch diameter, wherein the electrical cable comprises one of the following sizes: 500 MCM, 700 MCM, 750 MCM, and 1,000 MCM.